Home›Sources›Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Emerges From Chapter 11, Sizable Trust Funded for Abuse SurvivorsSourcesCatholic Diocese of Wilmington Emerges From Chapter 11, Sizable Trust Funded for Abuse SurvivorsPachulski Stang Ziehl and JonesCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Emerges From Chapter 11, Sizable Trust Funded for Abuse Survivors." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/pszj-diocese-wilmington-emerges-chapter11-2011.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Emerges From Chapter 11, Sizable Trust Funded for Abuse Survivors. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/pszj-diocese-wilmington-emerges-chapter11-2011Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-catholic-diocese-of-wilmington-emerges-f, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Emerges From Chapter 11, Sizable Trust Funded for Abuse Survivors}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/pszj-diocese-wilmington-emerges-chapter11-2011}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA case-outcome article by the bankruptcy law firm Pachulski Stang Ziehl and Jones, counsel involved in the Diocese of Wilmington Chapter 11 case, describing U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Sontchi's confirmation of the diocese's reorganization plan, its 26 September 2011 effective date, and a settlement trust that grew to roughly 105 million dollars for about 150 survivors once a codefendant religious order's own contribution was added to the diocese's 77.5 million dollars.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Reliability tier 2: a bankruptcy practice's own case summary naming the confirming judge, the confirmation and effective dates and the final trust total, professionally accountable for accuracy though not an independent newsroom, corroborated by CBS News's contemporaneous coverage of the underlying mediated settlement.NotesWell-attestedTier 2: the source for the confirmation date, the plan's effective date and the final trust total including the religious order's contribution, cross checked against CBS News's report on the original mediated figure.CitationPublisherWell-attestedPachulski Stang Ziehl and Jones LLPPublication YearWell-attested2011URLWell-attestedhttps://www.pszjlaw.com/newsroom-news-catholic-diocese-emerges-from-chapter11.htmlSource TypeWell-attestedInstitutionalCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithWilmington, Cities Well-attested This source names Wilmington directly: "counsel involved in the Diocese of Wilmington Chapter 11 case, describing U.S."Source Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Emerges From Chapter 11, Sizable Trust Funded for Abuse Survivorstier 2Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested10Abuse Inquiries and Response PoliciesDiocese of Wilmington 2011 Bankruptcy SettlementSourcesCatholic Diocese of Wilmington Emerges From Chapter 11, Sizable Trust Funded for Abuse SurvivorsHolds1SourcesCatholic Diocese of Wilmington Emerges From Chapter 11, Sizable Trust Funded for Abuse SurvivorsGeneral References1Abuse Inquiries and Response PoliciesDiocese of Wilmington 2011 Bankruptcy SettlementComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year